Colin Docketty, from London England, puts away his dollars after exchanging his Pounds at the Travelex office at Horton Plaza in downtown San Diego. Travelers from western Europe are finding the US a great bargain because of the weak dollar.

The British are coming. So are the French, Germans, Japanese and Australians.

After staying away from the United States in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the onset of the Iraq war, international tourists are again scheduling vacations stateside. The weak dollar, which translates into travel deals for many foreigners, is helping to fuel the rebound.

WASHINGTON – If you buy a company's stock at $10 a share, then learn the company inflated the stock's value, should you be able to sue for securities fraud – even if you sold the stock with no financial loss?

I've got to confess that I was initially puzzled when I started seeing magnetic ribbons on vehicles urging people to support our troops. If magnets are necessary to remind people to support our courageous soldiers, maybe we also need magnets in favor of polio vaccine and pedestrian crossings.